Tazeen Akhtar
Ultimately the Government has to Go – You can linger on – You Can use Delaying Tactics – but – You can not Survive long when You loose numbers and credibility. Trump Card is not with Imran Khan. Only the angry MNAs possess it and it is like a Bomb for Imran and the Government.
Actually Imran Khan is not Prime Minister of Pakistan since when opposition brought the move. He exposed himself by his bewildered reactions. On one side he pose full of confidence as the opposition’s move has nothing to worry about and on the other side he lost his temperament many times that showed his sense of insecurity.
Common sense is that if he has the majority numbers, why he is not ready for vote in National Assembly? Why he is so upset and wandering here and there holding public rallies like election campaign? Why he went to Supreme Court through President House? and Why he is threatening the angry MNAs of dire consequences that “No one will Marry with your Children.?”
Yes – this last point carries weight. Marriage has been a big problem in Khan’s life. So he better understands that what problems arise when someone is not got married.But the other points are enough to reach the result that Khan is alone now. He is feeling alone and insecure. That is why he is meeting with MNAs on daily basis while earlier MNAs had no access to PM office.
Now his self made spokesperson are trumpeting day and night that Khan has some Trump Card that he will show one day before the voting on no confidence. This is like a filmi thing and nothing more than it. Had he any Trump Card , he would not go to SCP for help. Presidential reference or Prime Minister’s preference, whatever it is , SCP has no jurisdiction to decide the matter. Disqualification of defected MNA will be for single term or life can only be interpreted or decided by the Parliament.SCP is expected to dispose of the Presidential Reference without any specific decision.
Naming the new Army Chief in a public rally or issuing executive order in this regard is not as simple as has been thought by Imran Khan or as has been fed to him by his kitchen cabinet. General Faiz can not get appointment in the way Imran Khan has visualized in his own fantasies.
Imposition of state of Emergency ? First thing to understand is the opposition would never provide him any justification for that extreme step. He himself and his followers can do whatever they want to do but the opposition will play its cards maturely leaving no justification for Imran Khan to impose emergency. Moreover the Judiciary will react the other way if Imran takes this step.
Ch Nisar? HuH – A person who was never available to his one and only political love , Nawaz Sharif. He will come. He will See. And He will shoot the opposition. And He will bring all angry MNAs, MPAs back? I dont think so because he dont have any aeroplane. Seriously speaking, what weight carries Ch Nisar? He is abandoned by who made him. He has no group of MPAs or MNAs. His brother Lt Gen R Iftekhar?
For how long this myth will work for Nisar. If Gen Iftekhar’s influence could work, Nisar and Nawaz would not face hard time during Gen Musharraf’s Regime. PTI walas are saying that Nisar will correct Punjab. Another foolish thing. Who will let Nisar to come in Punjab. Tareen+Aleem and Chaudhry Brothers will never allow it. If Imran do the same, he will definitely lose Tareen+Aleem and Chaudhry Brothers that is again destructive for PTI both in Punjab and Center.
Therefore, there is not Trump Card with Mr. Prime Minister. The trump Card is with angry MNAs and that is collective resignations from the National Assembly. If Imran continues harassing, threatening, assassinating their characters by paid anchorpersons on tv channels, the angry MNAs will file their resignations that will automatically prove the short of numbers in the assembly dissolving the government. No assembly session is required. No voting is required. No gathering of 172 MNAs by opposition is required.
This is the real Trump Card that will blast the government of Imran Khan. Let Imran Khan play more fouls to stop the voting harass the MNAs and the game will be turned upon him all of a sudden leaving no space for him to fall back upon.Certainly Imran will not sit silent. He will bring Tsunami again but this time without the support of Selectors. And without Support of Selectors, he will be easy to fix.
25 March 2022